Overview
- Boca secured the Tabla Anual when Enner Valencia scored an added-time header to beat Defensa y Justicia 1-0 on Saturday, a result that made the club the season-long points champion.
- Rosario Central won its match 2-0 over Estudiantes de Río Cuarto with goals from Julián Fernández and Emanuel Coronel but missed the title because Boca also won.
- Central’s match featured a VAR-driven red card for Gastón Ávila, and minutes after Boca’s late goal confusion at the Gigante de Arroyito prompted brief celebrations and a pitch incursion before the Bombonera result was confirmed.
- The three deciding fixtures kicked off simultaneously to protect competitive fairness for the Tabla Anual, which aggregates Apertura and Clausura points and awards spots in continental tournaments.
- Boca’s title ends a months-long trophy drought and tightens an already packed calendar, with a Copa Argentina semifinal on November 14, the Copa Sudamericana final on November 21, and Clausura playoffs coming up next.